Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 August 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING CO., LTD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to ilic Horowhenua Chronicle). Wellington, xVugust 7. The potato market is much the same as last week, there - being- a fair demand, with supplies freely coming forward, and .prices remaining unchanged except for a slight weakening tendency. There is still good demand for seed lines and prices are unchanged at last week's rates. Poultry is still iu excellent demand, turkeys especially being eagerly sought after. Pork is scarce with a splendid demand at most satisfactory prices. Larger supplies of both these lines could be assimilated at very payable prices. Eggs show a change from last week, and prices are now somewhat lower. Grain remains practically unchanged. Chaff :s slow of sale, supplies being well maintained at same prices as have been ruling for the last few weeks. FRUIT.- Apples are scarce) and meet a ready sale, there being very little fruit of any kind coining to the market. VEGETABLES. - Parsnips are in good demand, and high prices are being realised for choice lines. All other vegetables meet a very fair demand. Choice cabbages bring good prices, but cauliflowers are weaker. Potatoes.—Seed, I > p-to-dates and Northern Star £5 10s to £(5; Dakota Red .£8; Gamekeeper £0 10s; Princess Victoria, £7 pei' ton. Potatoes.-- -Prime £4 10s to £4 15s per ton. Onions. Prime, £8 per ton. Cabbage. Choice 4s to 5s (id per sack. Carrots.- - Choice 4s to 5s per sack. Cauliflower. Choice 4s to 5s per sack. Parsnips. 0s to 7s per sack. Swedes.- 2s (id cwt. Turnips.---While, 2s (id sackLeft uce. Choice -Js to 5s (id per case. Apples. Cooking 5s to 7s per case; dessert 7s (id to Ids per case. Cheese.—Best factory mediums 5Ad per lb. Eggs. Fresh, Is 3d dozen. Butter. -Separator Is: milled lid; dairy lid per lb. Dressed Pork. 70's to ( Jo's (Ud ; !J()'s to 100's (id; baconcrs s{>d ; choppers (heavy) 3Ad to -Id; slips (id to (iJd ; suckers 7d per lb. Honey.' Id per lb. Now season's sections (is dozen. Beeswax. Is (id pel' 11). fungus. 4;', d per lb. Walnuts. Til per lb. Tallow. Casks '.Ms (id to ' 3d ; tins 23s to 25s cwt. Poult ry.--*--Cockerels 5s lo Tor good birds; hens-Js (id to I'(id; good table, hens ss; got. heavy ducks 7s (id ; Indian Hui. I iters (is to (is (id per pair; tinI key gobblers, Is per lb; hens i Hid per lb live weight. , Maize. 5s per bushel. Wheat. -Is (id per bushel. r l t>ii sack lots -Is -til. .L'ced liarlr-y. -Js 4il per bus. Peas, -'is i()d per bushel. Pol la I'd. £7 per ton; 10s less for ton lots. Bran. £5 5s per ton; iO.i less for ton lots. Barley Meal. £7 10s per ton. 10s less for ton lots. Pure Pea Meal. -£7 5s per 'oil. Molasses Fodder. £5 per ton or 5s Gd per cwt. Molasses in Casks. £1 5s i per ton or 125s per cask; (is per j cwt case. I Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf £5 5s per ton ex store. Special <iuoi.alions for large lots. Hay. - Prime, £4 to £5 10s per ton. Sucrosine. £7 per (on in 20f)'s. Meat and Bone Meal. 1.7s per 100; per 50 and 5s per 2511. bag. Straw. £3 10s pet lon ex store. Linseed Oil Cake. —N r uts, genuine, £12 10s per ton or 13s per cwt. Meal, £13 or 13s (id per cwt. Oats -Feed 2s lid; good feed Algerians 2s 9d; Duns -3s per bushel. Oats. Crushed 3s 3d iter bushel. Seed Oats. Specially dressed Algerians 3s 8d per bushel: Gortons, Sparrowbills, Duhs> Storm Iviners 3s Od per bushel.